Key Characteristics: clears transforms phlegm heat, for thick yellow sputum in Lungs, stifling sensation in the chest, coughing up blood
Properties:
sweet, slightly cold
Meridian/Organs Affected:
Lungs, Stomach, Gallbladder
Actions:
- clears heat stops vomiting bitter or sour due to heat St. with bad breath, aversion to heat, yellow, greasy tongue
- for other types of vomiting, morning sickness
- cools the blood stops bleeding, nose bleed vomiting of blood